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peasant

/ˈpɛzənt/noun2 syllables

Peasant means: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.

Synonyms for peasant18

noun, as in a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike

noun, as in a country person

provincial, bucolic

also used for peasant

peon, serf, rustic, villager, bogger, bogtrotter, bydlo, culchie, carl, corncob

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What does peasant mean?3

noun

1

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

2

a country person

3

one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with peasant?4

two syllables

presentpleasantpheasant

three syllables

unpleasant
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Peasant in a sentence

  • Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.CM
  • For the peasant, fruits are more important than flowers.Scott
  • If the thunder isn't roaring, the peasant won't cross himself.unknown
  • What the peasant does not know, he does not eat.samir_t
  • Even though modest, that peasant’s farm exuded warmth and authenticity.samir_t
  • The carriage rolled on, and the peasants resumed their dancing.Hybrid
  • Everyone says that, the whole village and even the peasants in the countryside.Mithridates
  • In that village, peasants often shared their harvests to survive.samir_t

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Forms of peasant

as a noun

plural
peasants